Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees #6
(W) Patrick Horvath (A/CA) Patrick Horvath (L) Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
In Shops: May 08, 2024
SRP: $3.99
At the end of this issue, someone will die; There’s no way to avoid it, so we simply won’t try; A horrific plan drives the fate of our bear; And unspeakable actions will give quite a scare; Join us now, as we finally lift the veil-As this, my friends, is the end of our tale!
With the king of Blacksand murdered, a team of bounty hunters tracks the murderers throughout the land. The king’s former court assassin, Javro, learns of the news and must find the bounty hunters, including her son and the killers, before the deadly ghost known as the Dark Whisper reaches them. The talented team of Chip Zdarsky and Kris Anka return to the world of Blacksand with The Whisper Queen: A Blacksand Tale #1, which has a perfect mix of fantasy, intrigue, and sensuality.
In the same fantasy setting as the previous miniseries, Zdarsky focuses on a new cast of characters in a different part of the world. I appreciate his penchant for world-building within context clues of conversations and other natural ways while letting the readers fill in the blanks. His greater focus lies within the characters and their relationship with how they see and interact with the world instead of having the reader look in as an outside observer. The lived-in nature of the world makes it feel like a living, breathing world whose surface has barely scratched. It’s a beautiful setting which is also unapologetically queer as well.
Javro is a compelling protagonist whose mysterious past provides a substantial investment for readers to latch onto. Seeing only glimpses of her past and initially being locked up by the dead king, I instantly wanted to learn more about her and how she got into this predicament. A party of three women provides a viewpoint different from the male group in the previous series. Zdarsky also establishes the shared history of Javro, Telkwa, and Waltax, making their relationships feel more realistic and lived with set dynamics and conflicts. Elements and themes such as parents looking after their children, the lead character’s dark secret, and the quest to find their child make The Whisper Queen: A Blacksand Tale #1 a mirror to The White Trees, where they are conversing with each other.
The highly talented work of Anka makes a much-welcome return, where he crafts a stunning world filled with fantastical settings, fantastic character designs, and plenty of sex appeal. Anka is not afraid to make passion drip off the page as he gorgeously draws a beautiful world filled with even more sumptuous characters. In addition, Anka nails intrigue and action with his super clean style and lines. Returning colorist Matt Wilson and new letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou help the fantasy setting feel more original and unique while tying in with the previous miniseries.
Despite five years since the previous miniseries ended, Zdarsky and Anka return in full force in their strong follow-up The Whisper Queen: A Blacksand Tale #1. With an exciting new trio of characters with a thrilling emotional and action-filled adventure, the issue lives up to the massive built-up hype. Mature in its storytelling and art, the story feels like the best type of fantasy. So, journey to the Blacksands and follow the party on their upcoming travels.
Story: Chip Zdarsky Art: Kris Anka
Color: Matt Wilson Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Story: 9.3 Art: 9.6 Overall: 9.4 Recommendation: Read
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Grammy Award winning artist Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi, Eisner Award nominated co-writer and Massive-Verse architect Kyle Higgins, rising star artist Marco Locati, coloring powerhouse Igor Monti, Eisner Award winning letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, and editor high-flier Michael Busuttil’s Moon Man #1 issue is a machine that can’t be beat. This wildly popular debut issue has been wiped out completely—yet again—at the distributor level and will be rushed back to print this week by Image Comics in order to keep up with demand.
Moon Man follows Ramon Townsend, a man ready for a quiet life after gaining unexpected celebrity status for steering his ship and crew safely home from a near-disastrous moon mission. Whatever went wrong on that failed moon mission, whatever happened in the missing minutes the cameras didn’t capture, all Ramon really wants is to settle down back home in Cleveland. But those missing minutes hold an Earth-shattering secret—and, with all eyes turned to him, Ramon will soon find himself becoming something the world has never seen before.
Moon Man #1, third printing (Lunar Code 0324IM875) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, May 22.
Succession meets John Wick…with immortal Vikings. A thousand years ago, Viking explorer Erik the Red and his four adult children discovered a mysterious source of immortality. Now, in our modern world, they are an enigmatic billionaire family with a powerful banking empire. But when Erik’s only daughter, Frey Asvald, seeks to finally be free from her family’s influence, she must be prepared to reveal their supernatural secrets and confront her well-trained siblings in a deadly and epic struggle for power. Get ready for a bloodthirsty immortal fight like no other!
Kill All Immortals is from writer Zack Kaplan, art by Fico Ossio, color by Thiago Rocha, and lettering by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. It features a main cover by Oliver Barrett and variants by Vincenzo Riccardi and Rafael Albuquerque. It comes to shops July 10 from Dark Horse.
Dark Horse Comics and Asmodee Entertainment present Arkham Horror: The Terror at the End of Time, the first comic-based addition to the Arkham Horror universe from Fantasy Flight Games. Eisner Award-nominated master of horror, Cullen Bunn, will write the four-issue miniseries with art by Andrea Mutti, colors by Valerio Alloro, letters by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, and cover art by Rafael Alburquerque. Issue #1 arrives August 2024.
Between time and sanity, horror waits in Arkham Horror: The Terror at the End of Time.
Life is all just one big game to adventuring socialite Jenny Barnes. Or it was, until her sister Izzie was abducted by a dangerous cult. Although Jenny thwarted the cultists’ sacrificial endeavors and battled the eldritch monsters at their command, the high priestess Abigail Olmstead fled—and took Izzie with her. Private investigator Joe Diamond may not understand Jenny’s story, but he understands loss. Joe and Jenny must work together and follow the clues to find Izzie, but more horrors await them in Arkham, Massachusetts, and time appears to be running out.
Starting now, the clock is counting down to Arkham Horror: The Terror at the End of Time #1 (of 4), available in comic shops on August 7, 2024. It is available to pre-order at your local comic shop for $3.99.
Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees #5
(W) Patrick Horvath (A/CA) Patrick Horvath
In Shops: Apr 10, 2024
SRP: $3.99
Sam’s foe was quick and mighty clever. Now Sam must skip town, maybe forever. The town doesn’t trust her, they think she’s the one. So Sam’s on her own, and alone she must run. But maybe, just maybe, she’ll learn in the wild. And return to that town, to face the devil child.
Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees #5
(W) Patrick Horvath (A/CA) Patrick Horvath
In Shops: Apr 10, 2024
SRP: $3.99
Sam’s foe was quick and mighty clever. Now Sam must skip town, maybe forever. The town doesn’t trust her, they think she’s the one. So Sam’s on her own, and alone she must run. But maybe, just maybe, she’ll learn in the wild. And return to that town, to face the devil child.
Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees #4
(W) Patrick Horvath (A/CA) Patrick Horvath
In Shops: Mar 20, 2024
SRP: $3.99
“So now the stage is set, and Sam has ID’d her foe
But this town’s not big enough for both, so one of them must go
But first, there’s a meeting, where they’ll come face-to-face
If they can’t work it out, there will be a gruesome race
But it’s not quite that simple, and for once, Sam is scared
This foe knows quite a bit about her, and the things of which she cares”
If you’re feeling sick, The Man may be following you…
1945: Daniel’s friends urge him to confront his mysterious stalker. However, not all of them are convinced Daniel’s symptoms are real, leading to a naive plan with horrifying consequences.
1955: George faces a dead end in his research. Despite his best efforts to put the bizarre case of the murderous housewife behind him, a sense of personal duty worms through his brain. Unbeknownst to him, a new stage of discovery is about to unfold.
Story: Jenny Cha, Lonnie Nadler
Art: Jenna Cha
Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.
BOOM! Studios‘ The Displaced #1, the debut issue of the brand new original series by writer Ed Brisson, artist Luca Casalanguida, colorist Dee Cunniffe, and letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, has sold out and returns to shops this week, March 13, 2024, with a second printing.
The city of Oshawa, Ontario and its 170,000 residents have vanished without a trace.
No one remembers it even existed.
As the survivors of the incident start to become forgotten as well, they must seek each other out if they hope to have any chance of surviving in a world where no one believes they ever existed at all.
The Displaced #1 Second Printing features a new cover by series artist Luca Casalanguida and Dee Cunniffe.
